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Agriculture Development-Based Mapping of Agro-Ecological Sub-Regions and its Implications for Doubling Farmers’ Income in India


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1 National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), New Delhi 110 001, India
2 ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India
3 ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad 500 059, India
 

Prioritizing and targeting less developed regions is one of the multi-pronged strategies for doubling farmers’ income (DFI) in India. Using an indicator approach, the present study assessed and mapped agro-ecological sub-regions (AESRs) based on ten indicators representing production, infrastructure, information, marketing and income of the farmers. On the basis of the composite index of agriculture development, AESR 9.1 and AESR 1.1 were found to be the most and the least developed regions respectively. Further, the potential districts for each of the less-developed AESRs have been identified for greater prudency in planning. The study concludes that for achieving the target of DFI within the stipulated time-frame, it is imperative to mainstream AESR-based planning in technological development and dissemination. The evidences revealed large and equitable response of the efforts targeted towards less-developed regions.

Keywords

Agro-Ecological Sub-Regions, Agricultural Development, Characterization and Mapping, Doubling Farmers’ Income.
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Authors

S. K. Srivastava
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), New Delhi 110 001, India
N. P. Singh
ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India
Jaspal Singh
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), New Delhi 110 001, India
K. V. Rao
ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad 500 059, India
S. J. Balaji
ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


Prioritizing and targeting less developed regions is one of the multi-pronged strategies for doubling farmers’ income (DFI) in India. Using an indicator approach, the present study assessed and mapped agro-ecological sub-regions (AESRs) based on ten indicators representing production, infrastructure, information, marketing and income of the farmers. On the basis of the composite index of agriculture development, AESR 9.1 and AESR 1.1 were found to be the most and the least developed regions respectively. Further, the potential districts for each of the less-developed AESRs have been identified for greater prudency in planning. The study concludes that for achieving the target of DFI within the stipulated time-frame, it is imperative to mainstream AESR-based planning in technological development and dissemination. The evidences revealed large and equitable response of the efforts targeted towards less-developed regions.

Keywords


Agro-Ecological Sub-Regions, Agricultural Development, Characterization and Mapping, Doubling Farmers’ Income.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi2%2F282-287